America's Backyard Gold - Season 1

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Rivers of Easy Gold

1 - Rivers of Easy Gold

Air Date: March 15, 2024

In recent years, new gold has been uncovered in California due to heavy storms and flooding; from picking nuggets out of rivers, to metal detecting rare gold worth millions, Dave Turin shows where everyday miners can find it.

There's Gold in Them Thar Georgia Hills

2 - There's Gold in Them Thar Georgia Hills

Air Date: March 22, 2024

The historic Dahlonega Gold Belt is the Deep South's best-kept secret among miners; Dave takes viewers through Georgia and Alabama to showcase everyday miners using backyard ingenuity to find riches.

Big Dollar Beaches

3 - Big Dollar Beaches

Air Date: March 29, 2024

Dave Turin welcomes viewers into his own backyard -- the state of Oregon; from the Rogue River rapids to the sands of the Pacific coastline, he shows viewers where the gold is and how to get it.

Wild West Gold

4 - Wild West Gold

Air Date: April 5, 2024

Gold is still there for the taking in the heart of America's Wild West; a drought's end in the Black Hills of South Dakota has replenished the gold in its waterways, giving better access to everyday miners for the first time in years.

Desert Gold Boom

5 - Desert Gold Boom

Air Date: April 12, 2024

Dave Turin shows viewers where and how to find Mojave gold; from traditional dry washing techniques and an ancient Spanish method using a blanket to a modern prospector using his trusty vacuum, there's big gold for the taking.

Carolina Rare Gold

6 - Carolina Rare Gold

Air Date: April 19, 2024

Dave Turin visits the Carolinas to show America's rarest, most valuable gold; ingenious everyday miners, a moonshiner looking to cash in on a family's claim, and a gold nomad show Dave that the site of America's first rush is still rich with gold.

Rocky Mountain Nugget Fever

7 - Rocky Mountain Nugget Fever

Air Date: April 26, 2024

The former Idaho Territory of Idaho and Montana is still rich with gold; Dave shows where and how everyday miners think outside the box to get it.

Montana Hard Rock Heaven

8 - Montana Hard Rock Heaven

Air Date: May 3, 2024

Dave Turin shows you the small-time miners bringing in 'gold hard cash' from Montana's hard rock. When a city slicker asks him to assess an old family mine, he goes on a mission and brings cool 21st-century tech to determine its riches.